Penned some time back in Paris gay),
And first the “house” did to applause give vent,
As up the curtain went.
Stalls, boxes, pit, and gallery soon expressed
Their joy when Florence entered sweetly dressed.
She charmed them by her voice’s flute-like sound;
But later, on the crawling snakes they frowned,—
That exhibition they disgusting found.
Their whispered sneer
Did Alec hear.